Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-07-09 21:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A US military delegation will arrive in Beirut in the coming days to help establish two “pilot zones” in south Lebanon as part of a Washington-brokered plan between Israel and Lebanon, Michel Issa, US ambassador to Lebanon, said on Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire with Iran “over” after weeks of cautious calm and a diplomatic push to cement the initial peace deal.
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[2026-07-09 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war. But the fallout from the conflict is being partially offset by booming investment in artificial intelligence and other technologies.
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[2026-07-09 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has urged “all parties” in the escalating United States-Iran conflict to exercise restraint after a fragile ceasefire that had held for nearly three weeks collapsed into a new wave of strikes and counterstrikes.
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[2026-07-09 21:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting US-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-09 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Abu Dhabi pupil Dana Al Zarouni has been crowned the nation’s best young reader after winning the 10th UAE Arab Reading Challenge.
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[2026-07-09 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Sirens sounded in Kuwait and alerts were activated in Qatar and Bahrain due to retaliatory Iranian fire over the Gulf countries after the United States launched new airstrikes hitting Iran early Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives of missing victims weep, as they gather at the site of destroyed buildings that were hit in an Israeli airstrike in Qannarit village, southern Lebanon, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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[2026-07-09 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkey thwarted an Israeli and US-backed incursion of Kurdish forces into Iran during the war on Iran earlier this year, Israel's i24News reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-07-09 20:26 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-07-09 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN weapons inspector.
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[2026-07-09 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN weapons inspector.
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[2026-07-09 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soldier says he ‘would make the same choice’ after incident during parachute refresher training
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[2026-07-09 20:10 UTC+10:00] [PLA Air Force Brigade] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Soldier says he ‘would make the same choice’ after incident during parachute refresher training
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[2026-07-09 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices fell on Thursday on assumptions that the exchange of military strikes between the US and Iran will not lead to a resumption of all-out war, and that the two countries will ultimately return to negotiations.
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[2026-07-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran "badly" wants to make a deal to cease escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
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[2026-07-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. See here for our rules and tips on getting your letter published.
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[2026-07-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-07-09 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry has denounced US strikes on the country, which it said targeted civilian infrastructure including railway bridges, as a "gross war crime".
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[2026-07-09 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: NATO had a fractious summit in Turkey this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to sever trade with one ally and annex the territory of another. But the alliance's boss was full of praise for the man he called "dear Donald."
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[2026-07-09 19:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has warned he could be assassinated by Iran, claiming that Tehran considers him its “number one target.” His comments came as a tentative ceasefire between Washington and Tehran collapsed, with fighting flaring up anew around the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-07-09 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the renewed escalation of the US’s war against Iran would hit economic growth and pose more inflationary issues for the domestic and global economy as concerns grow the Strait of Hormuz could again be shut.
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[2026-07-09 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least one person was injured on Tuesday, Kuwait's defence ministry said, following the latest Iranian attack on the country.
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[2026-07-09 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pak Thae-song’s trip comes less than a month after President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years
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[2026-07-09 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pak Thae-song’s trip comes less than a month after President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years
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[2026-07-09 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a long-range ballistic missile bursts out of the sea during a test launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)
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[2026-07-09 19:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The president is behaving as if the battleground is the same, but it isn’t. Iran has leverage and knows it
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[2026-07-09 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran have traded attacks for a second day, straining their fragile ceasefire further after US President Donald Trump said the truce was “over”.
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[2026-07-09 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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[2026-07-09 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Defence Industry
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[2026-07-09 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: After threatening to sever all trade ties with Spain at a NATO summit on Wednesday, US President Trump had within hours already changed his tune.
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[2026-07-09 18:11 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Actor Kim Young-dae is currently serving in the Army band of the Korean Army's 12th Infantry Division, his agency Outer Universe said Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-07-09 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US President Donald Trump lavished rare praise on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday, calling him "fantastic" and "highly respected", as the two leaders met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
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[2026-07-09 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Missile and drone threats from Iran were detected in Bahrain and Kuwait on Thursday morning after a second round of attacks by the US on Iranian assets.
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[2026-07-09 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran launched attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, which are home to US military bases, on Thursday after American forces launched a second round of strikes on the Islamic republic, in an escalation that threatens to derail efforts to end the war.
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[2026-07-09 17:16 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar
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[2026-07-09 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The White House is preparing for what could turn into a multi-day or even multi-week exchange of fire with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, US officials told Axios on Thursday.
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[2026-07-09 17:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un carried out 92 publicly reported activities in the first half of this year, nearly double the 50 recorded during the same period last year, according to an analysis of state media reports.
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[2026-07-09 17:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Each of the eight teams has at least one key strength, from Swiss speed to Spanish defence
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[2026-07-09 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A mourner holds a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he walks past a wall bearing messages, including one in English that reads “We will kill Trump,” during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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[2026-07-09 16:48 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-07-09 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Prime Minister's wife has passport returned, Spanish stock market slips following Trump's NATO comments, and more news from Spain on Thursday 9th July.
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[2026-07-09 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's military said it launched attacks targeting sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain using one-way attack drones.
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[2026-07-09 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russia will continue to provide military backing to the junta-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which have formed a breakaway regional alliance that has strained ties with the West, the countries said Wednesday.
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[2026-07-09 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News this week to make an urgent argument, just before US President Donald Trump sat down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. Asked about Turkey's push to rejoin the F-35 program, the Israeli prime minister didn't hedge.
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[2026-07-09 16:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Arkia Israel Airlines announced on Wednesday that, starting August 24, it will resume direct flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after a three-year suspension due to the war.
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[2026-07-09 16:10 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-07-09 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 4:00pm
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[2026-07-09 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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